The Arik crew member, identified by the anti-narcotics agency as Chika Egwu Udensi, was arrested on Monday night by operatives of the United Kingdom Border Force with 20 kilogrammes of cocaine in London.
The NDLEA agents were said to have searched Udensi’s latest Range Rover parked on the airline’s premises. Arik spokesman, Adebanji Ola, confirmed the visit by the NDLEA’s operatives.
Udensi was arrested at the London Heathrow Airport shortly after an Arik Air flight W3101 that departed from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, touched down in the UK.
2 years ago two crew members of the Arik Air were similarly nabbed by the UK Border Force in London for the same offence.
2 years ago two crew members of the Arik Air were similarly nabbed by the UK Border Force in London for the same offence.
Officials of the NDLEA on Tuesday put the street value of the drug found with the suspect at £350,000 (N105m).
Arik Air on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of its cabin crew member by the UK Border Force.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, on Tuesday ordered investigation into the operations of Arik Air following the development.
The Nigerian anti-narcotics agency in a statement said that it had notified the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom of the arrest.
Giade said
“The agency will carry out full scale investigation into this case to ascertain those behind the criminal act. We shall work closely with our international collaborators on the matter. Arik Airline will be sanctioned if found wanting.
“The agency shall invoke section 25 of the NDLEA Act against the airline, which states that it shall be the duty of every commercial carrier to take reasonable precaution to ensure that its means of transport are not used in the commission of offences under this Act.
“Every commercial carrier is expected to comply with appropriate security measures at points of entry and exit in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other customs control areas, to prevent unauthorised cargo in its means of transportation.
“The law refers to the precautionary measures to include training of personnel, promotion of integrity of their personnel, submission of cargo manifests in advance, use of tamper-resistant, individually verifiable seals on containers and reporting to the agency at the earliest opportunity all suspicious circumstances relating to drug trafficking.
“Nigeria has a cordial working relationship with the United Kingdom in drug control. This has resulted to a drastic reduction in the number of arrests made in the United Kingdom from flights originating from Nigeria over the years.”
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Hmmm. Maybe one of d passengers gave it to him αи∂ promised him money....an alternate explanation
#it WILL only GET better
#IT must END in PRAISE
Na wah oo
He decided to cut corners in the pursuit of life's success.... I believe if he had seen this coming that he would be arrested, he would have opted out.... he should be thanking God it wasn't an ASIAN country..
Dis one serious oo
Choi! See waterloo... It's a pity.
This young man has a very good job that he should be thankful to God for! Hmnnnnn! Nigerians from Nigeria will come on Holidays and spend money like there is no tomorrow. , most of the the time I'll gotten wealth, hmnnn that is why Nigeria is still like it is and will still have that wide margin btw the rich and the poor.
Bad guy
Chai! He's such a cute boy o
How can a flight attendant afford a Range Rover? That was a very obvious red flag.
Why do our naija peeps just fall our hands..
Kmt why are they storming arik office was he caught in Nigeria .....and two whynu putting him picture up when he hasn't even been convicted....you dumb ass Nigerians
Igbo people oooooo Magicblackxxl@gmail.com
He has met his Waterloo. Linda take note!
Nawoo oooooo, ibo
Nawoo oooooo, ibo
This doesn't bode well for Arik!
Ibo people and drugs... may God save dis country from dis people. Den just dey spoil naija name... Ibo! Ibo!! Ibo!!! Biafra is calling u Oooo make una dey go oooo
Ibo people and drugs... may God save dis country from dis people. Den just dey spoil naija name... Ibo! Ibo!! Ibo!!! Biafra is calling u Oooo make una dey go oooo
How much is the salary of a cabin crew to be able to cruise a Range Rover?!
Does Arik air not monitor the lifestyle of its workers?
Always doing thei jobs after the fact. if he was not caught in the UK he would have gotten away with it. Now NDlea is jumping to Arik office.. crew memeber with a range rover is a big red flag...
Always doing their job after the fact. if he was not caught in the UK he would have gotten away with it. Now NDLEA is jumping to Arik office.. crew member with a range rover is a big red flag...
pictures not necessary....
Nice development...
If found guilty, he should b punished accordingly so dat dis wil serve asdeterrent to others.
The work of an insider....
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See the fine boy o! Shame on him!
N105m worth of cocaine! The guy wan contest for chairman of his local government?
sorry bros, i would have been surprised if it wasn't you
This cocaine thing must be some racket. How can someone get 20Kg of cocaine aboard a flight if many people are not involved? From the FAAN people, to the people who watch the plane when it is packed, to the cleaners, dem suppose carry everybody.
Dis nigga own don finish, ndi igbo na ego! Sharp money ka choo okwa ya, but u work in a big airline so why engage urself in dis kinda sharp money runs
OMG! I know this guy. He attended to me on a local flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt last year October. He was so cool and kind and even offered me a business class seat as i didn't like the seat assigned to me. This is so sad. He's too fine to do time.
Cabin crew member owns a range rover...the coy is meant to have suspected foul play. Everyday for the thief, one day for the owner. Good for him...#tongue out, eyes popping#
Now I can see why he's so cute and dapper....drug money!
I think Arik Air needs to be thoroughly investigated, how come it's only their staff that keeps getting arrested for drug related offences?
How come the airline couldn't investigate how an ordinary cabin crew was able to purchase a range? On top how much salary?
How come Arik are the ones investigating how the staff got the cocaine and not NDLEA?
Fraudulent airline with fraudulent staff!
My fellow igbo pple, never ever satisfied with what they have, they always want more, imagine good job good car they always want more hiannnn!
omo peole still dey carry d stuff oo its a get rich or die trying life www.iwonpopular.com
Igbos!! Been spoiling Nigeria's name since 1920
And the guy owns a Range Rover, i guess people would have been hailing him for years for his hardwork and ability to live that good out of being a flight attendant. The Bible is life and fully complete and wasn't mincing words when it said the love of money is the root of all evil. Please and please, desist from doing or selling drugs. It ruins your life eventually. Be pleased and satisfied with what you have now and work towards a better future.
Doing drugs don't pay
Igbo people and drug....na una dey spoil naija name everywhere.... I beg biafra dey call una ooo leave us abeg...
he is the reason for his arrest...why ride range,act like me man!
You are right Chinedu.However this is becoming embarrassing and one way of checking this is if government provides better incentives/rewards to Nigerian airline crew members if they reveal information on individuals who approach them to peddle drugs. This guy has ruined his career
They should not. It's called private life.they ain't public figs
Too much moni
He is a foolish man. Contentment is something of great gain
Oh so ndlea is jumping ... The fact remains that ndlea was settled at the airport and that was why Chika greedy nuisance got away .. A street value of 100m is not small matter o.. This is definitely syndicate runs... So let us see ndlea in action
UK will send him down 7years within that time many idiots will try it and by Gods grace get caught I want to type cut sef
Guys this is not an ethnic matter ... So grow up... I beg for once grow ...Nigerians as greedy simple ...they all do ibb clan did drugs, we have a Yoruba fat senator still wanted ... A bo wa ba.. Our no nonsense president never get his time ...
Arik is struggling with salaries so they may be using staff ...check how he got recruited
If business is bad despite your comparable high fares don't disgrace our nationArik management smallie CEO son of Arik give up and let the business into the hands of better people
If your crew mbers are doing drugs you are unsafe wonder if pilots too are swallowing stuffs
Chika you won't get to read this but someone will tell you we are all disappointed and glad you are caught enjoy time make the best out of it ,.. Give your life to Christ
Stop saying if found guilty ... He is guilty and yes no riba for UK don't fast abs pray minimum 5 years infact 7 because he is a crew member
D guy supppse dey give thxgiving say no be for Indonesia or those other Asian countries dem nab am. Dat one for be death penalty straight!! D hustle and pressure is real. He too wants to show success, find burriful wife, build mansion (and put "Na God" in big letters in the front of d house), but he wants to do it d illegal way. Sorry bros u played d ottery and lost. Call it an "occupational hazard" lol @babashegi!!!!!!!!
Shut up. Do you know how many of your people doing benefit crime in the UK.
You are highly foolish you this ofe mmanu homo sapiens.
Indomie brain......... no wonder you failed JAMB.
Good for him....that's d reward 4 evil deeds
Jux negodu this fine man.. He must be from Abiriba..😭😩
This is bad....
Exactly! Lmao! But how did we know that anon 7:35am failed JAMB na? Lmao
Mr foolish dey yarn thru him anus... dee
Arik male crew are either into drugs,gay, or beggars.
He definitely messed up with his decisions to cut corners but Arik underpay their staff compared to all their colleagues and competitors in the industry and owe them up to four months of salary sometimes, they have not been paid as we talk now for July and some even June without any knowledge of when they will pay them. the welfare of their staff are very poor and when staffs are taken through such conditions there are chances of having to deal with issues like that though its not an excuse. I will like the government to also probe the welfare of these staffs by Arik as this would help to resolve such problems from the root/cause.
In life we all have a choice to make,be it good or evil. We shouldn’t use one man’s crime or sin as a yardstick to judge d lot. I say dis with regard to d company in question. That in the history of arik air three cabin crew members have been caught with drugs in the UK doesn’t make d company a bad compan. It’s simply d wrong choices made by d said individuals.I’m sure there are a lot more crew who have turned down such opportunities. It happens in all airlines around d world. The amazing south African airways have had a good number of their cabin crew and even pilots trafficking drugs and yet the people do not paint d airline as a bad airline,that’s because they know it’s down to d choices d individuals make.
Being in d aviation industry I know that drug barrons will always contact crew members because of the relaxed method of scrutiny they go through. If u are there u never know Wat u wld do wen presented d golden Apple. So pls do not be too quick to judge d poor arik community because it is just a reflection of what our great nation Nigeria has become. No integrity.If I remember correctly we do have a serving legislator who is wanted in d us nd he is a celebrated figure in nigera. Finally in every 12 there's always a Judas so please dear people do not condemn d airline cos of d greedy actions of a few,there are great men nd women toiling daily to make d airline go higher.
Chika, God is ur strength. God will make a way
Said
I know this guy very well. He was my classmate at Government College Umuahia and we also met at Abia State University Uturu where he studied Urban and Regional Planning and graduated maybe in 2000 or 2001 (not too sure).
He has been on the fast lane ever, having joined the Vikings also in the university and was also one of the top men who go about to rape girls and terrorize other students. Though in the university then, he was also involved in musical show business.
I didn't know he continued with such fast lane life after he graduated. He has met his waterloo but I pray he comes out from this and learn his lessons. I pity the family and encourage the family to keep praying for him.
We should even be thanking God that this incident did not happen in Asia. He would have been condemned to death automatically.
This should also serve as a lesson for the younger generation who may come across this. life is not all about making money. Now he has put his name, name of his family and country in drain!! If found guilty, ofcourse he wouldn't serve anything less than five years in prisonment. Do we deserve all these just because we want to make money?
JESUS CHRIST is the only way for us to live a comfortable life on earth!! He who has ears, let him hear!!!
I know this guy very well. He was my classmate at Government College Umuahia and we also met at Abia State University Uturu where he studied Urban and Regional Planning and graduated maybe in 2000 or 2001 (not too sure).
He has been on the fast lane ever, having joined the Vikings also in the university and was also one of the top men who go about to rape girls and terrorize other students. Though in the university then, he was also involved in musical show business.
I didn't know he continued with such fast lane life after he graduated. He has met his waterloo but I pray he comes out from this and learn his lessons. I pity the family and encourage the family to keep praying for him.
We should even be thanking God that this incident did not happen in Asia. He would have been condemned to death automatically.
This should also serve as a lesson for the younger generation who may come across this. life is not all about making money. Now he has put his name, name of his family and country in drain!! If found guilty, ofcourse he wouldn't serve anything less than five years in prisonment. Do we deserve all these just because we want to make money?
JESUS CHRIST is the only way for us to live a comfortable life on earth!! He who has ears, let him hear!!!
Chai..Dope Skull na u be this, u fall hand big time
Na wah o. Kw this guy too well. Both is sec sch (govt collage umuahia) and university (ABSU). Has a beautiful wife who is a nurse in canada wit 2 kids.
Chika was a correct, cool happening guy way bk then. Just feel sorry for him and his wife.
Don’t kw wetin go drive am into this. Greed I guess. Well he will learn his lessons.
All I can say is thank God it’s not in Asia. Na funeral arrangements we for d talk now.
dope skull anaaaaa
dope skull annnaaaaa
Only in Nigeria! Arik Air Pilots and entire staffs owed 3months+ salary and some Pilots go on strike! Rather than negotiate or beg the management tries to victimize pilots and carries on with impunity! NCAA clearly stated that any airline found erring and owing more than one months salary will be shutdown till they make amends. Discovery was shutdown but Arik? Your guess is as good as mine....... Imagine your Pilot flying you in the flight deck grumbling and thinking about the bills he owes rather than concentrate on his or her flight? The cabin attendants, ground staffs made to endure harsh working conditions and expected to eschew professionalism yet no on-time remuneration! There's one law for the airlines and it seems one other law for Arik. Well like I said only in Nigeria. Wish you guys the very best and safe skies! ~ Anonymous
Mmmmnnnhhhh! God pass them o!!
Only in Nigeria! Arik Air Pilots and entire staffs owed 3months+ salary and some Pilots go on strike! Rather than negotiate or beg the management tries to victimize pilots and carries on with impunity! NCAA clearly stated that any airline found erring and owing more than one months salary will be shutdown till they make amends. Discovery was shutdown but Arik? Your guess is as good as mine....... Imagine your Pilot flying you in the flight deck grumbling and thinking about the bills he owes rather than concentrate on his or her flight? The cabin attendants, ground staffs made to endure harsh working conditions and expected to eschew professionalism yet no on-time remuneration! There's one law for the airlines and it seems one other law for Arik. Well like I said only in Nigeria. Wish you guys the very best and safe skies! ~ Anonymous
Mmmmnnnhhhh! God pass them o!!
Only in Nigeria! Arik Air Pilots and entire staffs owed 3months+ salary and some Pilots go on strike! Rather than negotiate or beg the management tries to victimize pilots and carries on with impunity! NCAA clearly stated that any airline found erring and owing more than one months salary will be shutdown till they make amends. Discovery was shutdown but Arik? Your guess is as good as mine....... Imagine your Pilot flying you in the flight deck grumbling and thinking about the bills he owes rather than concentrate on his or her flight? The cabin attendants, ground staffs made to endure harsh working conditions and expected to eschew professionalism yet no on-time remuneration! There's one law for the airlines and it seems one other law for Arik. Well like I said only in Nigeria. Wish you guys the very best and safe skies! ~ Anonymous
Mmmmnnnhhhh! God pass them o!
Only in Nigeria! Arik Air Pilots and entire staffs owed 3months+ salary and some Pilots go on strike! Rather than negotiate or beg the management tries to victimize pilots and carries on with impunity! NCAA clearly stated that any airline found erring and owing more than one months salary will be shutdown till they make amends. Discovery was shutdown but Arik? Your guess is as good as mine....... Imagine your Pilot flying you in the flight deck grumbling and thinking about the bills he owes rather than concentrate on his or her flight? The cabin attendants, ground staffs made to endure harsh working conditions and expected to eschew professionalism yet no on-time remuneration! There's one law for the airlines and it seems one other law for Arik. Well like I said only in Nigeria. Wish you guys the very best and safe skies! ~ Anonymous
Mmmmnnnhhhh! God pass them o!!
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